Emergency Department Coding & Reimbursement Alert

Article Coding Strategies: Ratchet Up Your Medical Necessity Support With V and E Codes
Article Facility Coding: Are You Up To Date On The 2012 APCs For Commonly Reported ED Services?
Article How Is Your Facility Mapping Methodology Holding Up?
Article Facility Coding: 6 Strategies Safeguard Your Facility Coding Choices From Audit Scrutiny
Reader Question: You don’t have to be from Fargo to know about wood chipper safety
Reader Question: Don’t let coding for a Dens fracture be a pain in the neck.
Reader Question: Don’t let head trauma coding give you a headache
You Be the Coder: Check for Catheter Use Before Coding Thoracentesis

Article CCI 18.1 Update: Handy Summary of Added and Deleted CCI Code Pairs for April 2012
Article ED Coding Alert: Consider These Multi-Layer Compression Code Edits Before Reporting Application Services
Article Special Services Coding: Don’t Let Using After Hours Code 99053 Keep You Up All Night
Article EMR Implementation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of EMRs: Keep This Advice Handy And Make A Potentially Bad Situation Better
Reader Question: Take a break to get support for multiple fracture code sequencing
Reader Question: Be alert when deciding which organ system match your physical exam elements
Reader Question: How to handle Medicaid patients from another state
Reader Question: When does genitalia become an extremity? It depends on who you ask.
Reader Question: Can a MLP’s procedure qualify for a “face to face” visit?
You Be the Coder: Read Between the Lines To See If A Procedure Note Also Justifies An E/M Service

Article EMR Compliance: Using Scribes In The ED: What Documentation Can Be Counted By The Attending Doctor?
Article Facility Documentation Guidelines: Know the Rules for Mapping Professional and Facility Code Levels
Article Compliance Update: Bone Up on Your Regional ZPIC’s Functions And Stay Out of Trouble
Article ZPIC Functions
Reader Question: Score the HPI When the Patient Says there is Nothing is Wrong?
Reader Question: Examine your head for the right code for this ultrasound study
Reader Question: You might be the lone “ranger” if not using a specific critical care time statement.
Reader Question: Reporting E codes alone will be an external cause of lower reimbursement
Reader Question: Don’t drop the signature baton in handing off a patient at change of shift
You Be the Coder: FB or Not FB, That Is the Question!

Article ICD-10 Coding: Target These Areas To Fast Track Your ED Diagnosis Coding Transition
Article ICD-10 Training Tool: Spot the Difference: Handy List Helps You Keep ICD-9, ICD-10 Features Straight
Article ICD-10 Training Tool: Use These Common Questions and Answers To Educate Providers
Article Quick Tips Manage Your ED’s ICD-10 Transition
Article ICD-10 Training Tool: ICD-10 Implementation Checklist Helps You Get Organized
Article Observation Coding: Look to CMS Transmittal 2282 for Direction On Your Observation Claims
Reader Question: Watch The Rules Rather Than The Clock In Applying Observation Time Standards
Reader Question: Listen Closely For Advice On Lancing An Ear Drum
Reader Question: Don’t Talk Out Of Both Sides Of Your Mouth For Oral Laceration Repairs
Article You Be the Coder

Article CCI 18.0 Update: Watch for These Two Codes, Bundled into Dozens of Procedures
Article Coding Strategies: Wake Up To These Deep Sedation Insider Tips
Article Coding Tips: Splinting or Strapping? These Tips Help You Decide
Reader Question: Distinguish Open From Closed Fracture Treatment
Reader Question: Can You Report an ED E/M And Critical Care on the Same Day?
Reader Question: Tread Carefully When Dealing with Tarsal Fractures
Reader Question: The CMS Shared Services Documentation Exemption Only Applies to E/M Services
You Be the Coder: Consider this example

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